Arsenic Toxicity Remediation: Sustainable Nexus Approach

In: Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies

Abstract

Section 1 Source and distribution of arsenic in soil and water ecosystem -- 1 Analytical tools for Arsenic speciation in soil, water, and plant -- 2 Source and distribution of Arsenic in soil and water ecosystem -- 3 The dichotomy of the journey of arsenic from the soil uptake in plants and down into water -- 4 Source generation of arsenic species and spatial distribution in benthic ecosystem -- Section 2 Health risks linked to arsenic exposure in food and the environment -- 5 Arsenic exposure through dietary intake and associated health hazards -- 6 Arsenic contamination of soil and water and related bio-hazards in Bangladesh -- 7 Arsenic contamination in drinking water and health -- Section 3 Sustainable mitigation strategies -- 8 Towards sustainable arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh and Nepal -- 9 Biotechnological approaches in remediation of arsenic from soil and water -- 10 Microbial removal of arsenic -- 11 Treatment and operational efficiencies of several natural and synthetic sands on treating arsenic through adsorption -- 12 Arsenic mitigation from contaminated ground water through chemical and biological processes -- 13 Soil reclamation and crop production in arsenic contaminated area using biochar and mycorrhiza -- 14 Techniques of arsenic remediation on household and commercial scale.